Dusky Slender Opossum vs swamp fleabane

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Erigeron elatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while swamp fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	swamp fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Erigeron
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Erigeron elatus

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

swamp fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	swamp fleabane
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.

swamp fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.