Dusky Slender Opossum vs Yellow salsify

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Tragopogon dubius

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Yellow salsify is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Yellow salsify
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Tragopogon
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Tragopogon dubius

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow salsify

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Yellow salsify
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 salsify

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).