Delicate Slender Opossum vs Thrip

Marmosops parvidens compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Thripidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hercinothrips
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).