Gray Slender Opossum vs Ornate dogfish

Marmosops incanus compared with Centroscyllium ornatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Ornate dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Marmosops	Centroscyllium
Species	Marmosops incanus	Centroscyllium ornatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Ornate dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ornate dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Ornate dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate dogfish