Dusky Slender Opossum vs screw-pine

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Pandanus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

Habitat

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