Gray Slender Opossum vs Horsetail

Marmosops incanus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Didelphidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Equisetum
Species	Marmosops incanus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.