Dusky Slender Opossum vs Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Neuroterus numismalis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Silk-Button Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Cynipidae
Genus	Marmosops	Neuroterus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Neuroterus numismalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Silk-Button Spangle Gall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
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.

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.