Gray Slender Opossum vs Highwater Grass

Marmosops incanus compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Highwater Grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.