Box Parachute vs Gray Slender Opossum

Marasmius buxi compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Marasmius	Marmosops
Species	Marasmius buxi	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.