Gray Slender Opossum vs Green Muhly

Marmosops incanus compared with Muhlenbergia racemosa

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Green Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Green Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Marmosops incanus	Muhlenbergia racemosa

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Green Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Green Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.