Panama Slender Opossum vs Thrip

Marmosops invictus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Thripidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hercinothrips
Species	Marmosops invictus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).