Panama Slender Opossum vs Silent Firefly

Marmosops invictus compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Marmosops	Photinus
Species	Marmosops invictus	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Panama Slender Opossum and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.