Gray Slender Opossum vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Marmosops incanus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Suillus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.