Dusky Slender Opossum vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Yellow-legged Centurion
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	Sargus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.