Dusky Slender Opossum vs Tschonoski’s Maple

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Acer tschonoskii

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Tschonoski’s Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Tschonoski’s Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Acer
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Acer tschonoskii

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Tschonoski’s Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Tschonoski’s Maple
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.

Tschonoski’s Maple

Habitat

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