Panama Slender Opossum vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Marmosops invictus compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Didelphidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Phaeophyscia
Species	Marmosops invictus	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.