Dusky Slender Opossum vs Faya

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Faya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Faya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Morella
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Faya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Faya
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.

Faya

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).