Dusky Slender Opossum vs Rusty Snaketail

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Marmosops	Ophiogomphus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.