Dusky Slender Opossum vs yellow saraca

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while yellow saraca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	yellow saraca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Saraca
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	yellow saraca
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 saraca

Habitat

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