Floating Bur-Reed vs Gray Slender Opossum

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Gray Slender 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	Marmosops
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Gray Slender 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 Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.