Dusky Slender Opossum vs water-apple

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Syzygium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	water-apple
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.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.