Gray Slender Opossum vs Marsh Valerian

Marmosops incanus compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Valeriana
Species	Marmosops incanus	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.