Elastic Saddle vs Gray Slender Opossum

Helvella elastica compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Helvellaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Helvella	Marmosops
Species	Helvella elastica	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.