Panama Slender Opossum vs Staph beetle

Marmosops invictus compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender 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	Marmosops	Oligota
Species	Marmosops invictus	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).