Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs Staph beetle

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Gabrius appendiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Gabrius
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Gabrius appendiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Osgoods short-tailed opossum and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.