Gray Slender Opossum vs Northern Dropseed

Marmosops incanus compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Northern Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Sporobolus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Northern Dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.