Delicate Slender Opossum vs Lygaeid bug

Marmosops parvidens compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Marmosops	Nysius
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.