Gray Mouse Opossum vs

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Didelphidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Stephanoeca
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.