Gray Slender Opossum vs marsh rice rat

Marmosops incanus compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	marsh rice rat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmosops	Oryzomys
Species	Marmosops incanus	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.