Panama Slender Opossum vs Variable Chafer

Marmosops invictus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Marmosops	Gnorimus
Species	Marmosops invictus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.