Dusky Slender Opossum vs Mottled Darner

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Marmosops	Aeshna
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mottled Darner
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.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.