Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Shadow Darner

Marmosops cracens compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Shadow Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Shadow Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Marmosops	Aeshna
Species	Marmosops cracens	Aeshna umbrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and Shadow Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Shadow Darner
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.

Shadow Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.