Gray Slender Opossum vs Larder beetle

Marmosops incanus compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Larder beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Marmosops	Dermestes
Species	Marmosops incanus	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Larder beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).