Delicate Slender Opossum vs Thrips

Marmosops parvidens compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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