Dusky Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sphingobium ummariense

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)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Sphingobium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sphingobium ummariense

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.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.