Alpine Bog Laurel vs Gray Slender Opossum

Kalmia microphylla compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Bog Laurel Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ericales (Ericales) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Ericaceae Didelphidae
Genus Kalmia Marmosops
Species Kalmia microphylla Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bog Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Bog Laurel Gray Slender Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bog Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Bog Laurel

The Alpine Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

No description available.

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