Gray Slender Opossum vs Lygaeid bug

Marmosops incanus compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Marmosops	Nysius
Species	Marmosops incanus	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.