Gray Slender Opossum vs Red Balau

Marmosops incanus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Shorea
Species	Marmosops incanus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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