Gray Slender Opossum vs Painted Suillus

Marmosops incanus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Suillus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.