Gray Slender Opossum vs High mallow

Marmosops incanus compared with Malva sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Slender Opossum High mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Didelphidae Malvaceae
Genus Marmosops Malva
Species Marmosops incanus Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Slender Opossum High mallow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Gray Slender Opossum

No description available.

High mallow

No description available.

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