Delicate Slender Opossum vs Meal Moth

Marmosops parvidens compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Marmosops	Pyralis
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Meal Moth
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.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).