Dusky Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Pedobacter ruber

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Pedobacter
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Pedobacter ruber

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Pedobacter ruber is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingobacteriaceae, named for its distinctive red-pigmented colonies. It was isolated from soil environments and is aerobic, non-motile, and rod-shaped. Members of the genus Pedobacter are widely distributed in soil and freshwater habitats where they participate in organic matter decomposition.