Dusky Slender Opossum vs Silkrubber

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Funtumia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.