Dusky Slender Opossum vs Short Pipe-Wort

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Short Pipe-Wort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Eriocaulon
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Short Pipe-Wort
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.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.