Eastern Forktail vs Gray Slender Opossum

Ischnura verticalis compared with Marmosops incanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Forktail	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ischnura	Marmosops
Species	Ischnura verticalis	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Forktail and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Forktail	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.