Delicate Slender Opossum vs German Wasp

Marmosops parvidens compared with Vespula germanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	German Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Vespidae
Genus	Marmosops	Vespula
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Vespula germanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	German Wasp
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.

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).