Dusky Slender Opossum vs Sumpfkratzdistel

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Sumpfkratzdistel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Sumpfkratzdistel
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Cirsium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Sumpfkratzdistel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Sumpfkratzdistel
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.

Sumpfkratzdistel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).