Delicate Slender Opossum vs Dusky wireworm

Marmosops parvidens compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Elateridae
Genus	Marmosops	Agriotes
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Dusky wireworm
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.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).