Eel-Grass Pondweed vs Gray Slender Opossum

Potamogeton zosteriformis compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Potamogeton	Marmosops
Species	Potamogeton zosteriformis	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.