bristled river shrimp vs Gray Slender Opossum

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Palaemonidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Macrobrachium	Marmosops
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristled river shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bristled river shrimp

The Bristled river shrimp (Macrobrachium olfersii) is a species in the genus Macrobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.