Dusky Slender Opossum vs Mud Dauber

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Marmosops	Sceliphron
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).