Dusky Slender Opossum vs pale moonwort

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Botrychium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.