Dusky Slender Opossum vs Red Lauan

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Shorea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Red Lauan
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 Lauan

Habitat

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