Dusky Slender Opossum vs Reticulate Thistle

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Onopordum
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Reticulate Thistle
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.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).