Dusky Slender Opossum vs Winter Groundling

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Scrobipalpa costella

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Winter Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Winter Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Marmosops	Scrobipalpa
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Scrobipalpa costella

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Winter Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Winter Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Winter Groundling
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.

Winter Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.