Devil'S Shoestring vs Gray Slender Opossum

Polygonum erectum compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Polygonaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Polygonum	Marmosops
Species	Polygonum erectum	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.