Floating Bur-Reed vs Honey possum

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Typhaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Sparganium	Tarsipes
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.