Dusky Slender Opossum vs Thrips

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky 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 fuscatus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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