Dusky Slender Opossum vs southern elder

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Sambucus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.