Gray Slender Opossum vs Sand Saffron

Marmosops incanus compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Colchicum
Species	Marmosops incanus	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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