Gray Slender Opossum vs hop dodder

Marmosops incanus compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Cuscuta
Species	Marmosops incanus	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	hop dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hop dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).