Delicate Slender Opossum vs Duck Flea

Marmosops parvidens compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Marmosops	Ceratophyllus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.