Dusky Slender Opossum vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmosops	Myodes
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Northern Red-backed Vole
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.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.