Dusky Slender Opossum vs Stinking iris

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Didelphidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmosops	Iris
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).