vs Gray Slender Opossum

Dinobryon suecicum compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chromulinales (Chromulinales) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Dinobryaceae Didelphidae
Genus Dinobryon Marmosops
Species Dinobryon suecicum Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Slender Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.

Gray Slender Opossum

No description available.

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