Gray Slender Opossum vs Thrips

Marmosops incanus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Thripidae
Genus	Marmosops	Thrips
Species	Marmosops incanus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).