Dusky Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sphingobacterium canadense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Sphingobacterium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sphingobacterium canadense

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium canadense is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented rod first isolated in Canada, as its species name suggests. It inhabits temperate soil and freshwater environments of northern North America. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter in cool temperate terrestrial and aquatic habitats.