Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum vs Spotted Spreadwing

Marmosa andersoni compared with Lestes congener

Key Differences

• Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Spotted Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Spotted Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Lestidae
Genus	Marmosa	Lestes
Species	Marmosa andersoni	Lestes congener

Evolutionary Relationship

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum and Spotted Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Spotted Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.