Gray Slender Opossum vs Large-eared Hutia

Marmosops incanus compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Marmosops	Mesocapromys
Species	Marmosops incanus	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.