Gray Slender Opossum vs Maui's paddle

Marmosops incanus compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Elaphoglossum
Species	Marmosops incanus	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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