Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Heteranthera dubia compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Tlacuatzin
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

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.