Gray Slender Opossum vs Lesser Red-knotgrass

Marmosops incanus compared with Polygonum arenarium

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Lesser Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Polygonum
Species	Marmosops incanus	Polygonum arenarium

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).