Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs Variable Darner

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Variable 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	Monodelphis	Aeshna
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Variable Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.