Dusky Slender Opossum vs Three-lined Soldier

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Marmosops	Oxycera
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.