Gray Slender Opossum vs Silky Piggyback

Marmosops incanus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Asterophora
Species	Marmosops incanus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.