Gray Mouse Opossum vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Lestidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Lestes
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.