Gray Slender Opossum vs Onionweed

Marmosops incanus compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Asphodelus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Onionweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).