Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Straw-colored Sylph

Marmosops cracens compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Marmosops	Macrothemis
Species	Marmosops cracens	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.