Dusky Slender Opossum vs Tangerine

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Slender Opossum Tangerine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Didelphidae Rutaceae
Genus Marmosops Citrus
Species Marmosops fuscatus Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Slender Opossum Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Dusky Slender Opossum

No description available.

Tangerine

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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