Dusky Slender Opossum vs redneck palm

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Dypsis lastelliana

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while redneck palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	redneck palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dypsis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Dypsis lastelliana

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

redneck palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	redneck palm
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.

redneck palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.