bed bug vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Cimex lectularius compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• bed bug is Least Concern while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bed bug	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cimicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cimex	Marmosa
Species	Cimex lectularius	Marmosa andersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

bed bug and Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bed bug	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.