Bushveld Orange Tip vs Gray Slender Opossum

Colotis pallene compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushveld Orange Tip	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pieridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Colotis	Marmosops
Species	Colotis pallene	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushveld Orange Tip and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushveld Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushveld Orange Tip	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushveld Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushveld Orange Tip

The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.