Dusky Slender Opossum vs Small Suncup

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Small Suncup
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	Aspidonepsis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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