Northern Gracile Opossum vs Sedge Sprite

Gracilinanus marica compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Gracile Opossum	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Nehalennia
Species	Gracilinanus marica	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Gracile Opossum and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Gracile Opossum	Sedge Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.