chinkapin vs Gray Slender Opossum

Castanea pumila compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Castanea	Marmosops
Species	Castanea pumila	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chinkapin	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

Habitat

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

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.