Gray Slender Opossum vs Hop Flea Beetle

Marmosops incanus compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Marmosops	Psylliodes
Species	Marmosops incanus	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Hop Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.