Gray Slender Opossum vs River Bulrush

Marmosops incanus compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Bolboschoenus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	River Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.