Gray Slender Opossum vs Midge

Marmosops incanus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Marmosops	Dasineura
Species	Marmosops incanus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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