Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Flea

Glironia venusta compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed Opossum is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Glironia	Ctenocephalides
Species	Glironia venusta	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.