Dusky Slender Opossum vs Minute duckweed

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Marmosops	Lemna
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia