Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs Waved Pincertail

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Onychogomphus
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.