Floating Bur-Reed vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Typhaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sparganium	Tlacuatzin
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.