Panama Slender Opossum vs Silver Colonel

Marmosops invictus compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Marmosops	Odontomyia
Species	Marmosops invictus	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.