Flax Flea Beetle vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Marmosops
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.