Gray Slender Opossum vs Potato Blight

Marmosops incanus compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Phytophthora
Species	Marmosops incanus	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Potato Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).