Gray Slender Opossum vs Red Wasp

Marmosops incanus compared with Vespula rufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Red Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Vespidae
Genus	Marmosops	Vespula
Species	Marmosops incanus	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Red Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).