Dusky Slender Opossum vs Pacific Mountain-Ash

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sorbus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Pacific Mountain-Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Pacific Mountain-Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Sorbus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sorbus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Pacific Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Pacific Mountain-Ash
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.

Pacific Mountain-Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.