Dusky Slender Opossum vs Mountain Pine

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Pinus uncinata

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Mountain Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Pinus uncinata

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mountain Pine
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.

Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).