Dusky Slender Opossum vs Mountain yam

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dioscorea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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