Gray Slender Opossum vs Mud Dauber

Marmosops incanus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Marmosops	Sceliphron
Species	Marmosops incanus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).