Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Pale-edged Flycatcher

Marmosops cracens compared with Myiarchus cephalotes

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Pale-edged Flycatcher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Pale-edged Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Marmosops	Myiarchus
Species	Marmosops cracens	Myiarchus cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and Pale-edged Flycatcher share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Pale-edged Flycatcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Pale-edged Flycatcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela