Gray Slender Opossum vs Weng’s skate

Marmosops incanus compared with Dipturus wengi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Weng’s skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Rajidae
Genus	Marmosops	Dipturus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Weng’s skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Weng’s skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weng’s skate