Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Iridescent Centurion

Glironia venusta compared with Sargus iridatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Glironia	Sargus
Species	Glironia venusta	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Iridescent Centurion
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.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.