Dusky Slender Opossum vs yellow willow

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Salix lutea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Salix
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	yellow willow
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 willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.