Dusky Slender Opossum vs Plain Clay

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Eugnorisma depuncta

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Plain Clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Plain Clay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Marmosops	Eugnorisma
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Eugnorisma depuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Plain Clay
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.

Plain Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.