American Redstart vs Gray Slender Opossum

Setophaga ruticilla compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Redstart	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Parulidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Setophaga	Marmosops
Species	Setophaga ruticilla	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Redstart and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Redstart	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Redstart

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.