Gray Slender Opossum vs Pot marigold

Marmosops incanus compared with Calendula officinalis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Pot marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Pot marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Calendula
Species	Marmosops incanus	Calendula officinalis

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pot marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Pot marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pot marigold

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).