One-striped opossum vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Monodelphis unistriata compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-striped opossum	Sweetflag 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	Monodelphis	Lestes
Species	Monodelphis unistriata	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

One-striped opossum and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-striped opossum	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.