Gray Slender Opossum vs Short-tailed river stingray

Marmosops incanus compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Marmosops	Potamotrygon
Species	Marmosops incanus	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Short-tailed river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed river stingray