Gray Slender Opossum vs Thicket Groundling

Marmosops incanus compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Marmosops	Gelechia
Species	Marmosops incanus	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Thicket Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Thicket Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.