Asbestos Grass vs Gray Slender Opossum

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asbestos Grass Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Didelphidae
Genus Cenchrus Marmosops
Species Cenchrus basedowii Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asbestos Grass Gray Slender Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asbestos Grass

Asbestos grass (Cenchrus basedowii) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray Slender Opossum

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia