Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Heteromyidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Heteromys	Marmosops
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Marmosops fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Dusky Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Dusky Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia