Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Sedge Sprite

Glironia venusta compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Glironia	Nehalennia
Species	Glironia venusta	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.