Gray Slender Opossum vs Minute duckweed

Marmosops incanus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Marmosops	Lemna
Species	Marmosops incanus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).