Delicate Slender Opossum vs Roseate Skimmer

Marmosops parvidens compared with Orthemis ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Roseate Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Marmosops	Orthemis
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Orthemis ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Roseate Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Roseate Skimmer
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.

Roseate Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.