Dusky Slender Opossum vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Althaea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rough Marsh-mallow
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.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).