Gray Slender Opossum vs Rooting Polypore

Marmosops incanus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Polyporus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.