Gray Slender Opossum vs Meadow Puffball

Marmosops incanus compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Lycoperdon
Species	Marmosops incanus	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.