Dusky Slender Opossum vs Rough Star-thistle

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rough Star-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	Centaurea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rough Star-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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).