Cape Sea-snake vs Gray Slender Opossum

Eptatretus hexatrema compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sea-snake	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Myxinidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Eptatretus	Marmosops
Species	Eptatretus hexatrema	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Sea-snake and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cape Sea-snake

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Sea-snake	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sea-snake

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Sea-snake

The Cape Sea-snake (Eptatretus hexatrema) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.