Delicate Slender Opossum vs Sawfly

Marmosops parvidens compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Sawfly
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	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Marmosops	Pristiphora
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Sawfly
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.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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