Dusky Slender Opossum vs water dock

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Rumex
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	water dock
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 dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).