Dusky Slender Opossum vs Red-blotched river stingray

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Potamotrygon ocellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Red-blotched river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Marmosops	Potamotrygon
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Potamotrygon ocellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Red-blotched river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Red-blotched river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Red-blotched river stingray
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.

Red-blotched river stingray