Forest Lamb vs Gray Slender Opossum

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Marmosops
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.