Panama Slender Opossum vs Wire-crested Thorntail

Marmosops invictus compared with Discosura popelairii

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Wire-crested Thorntail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Wire-crested Thorntail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Marmosops	Discosura
Species	Marmosops invictus	Discosura popelairii

Evolutionary Relationship

Panama Slender Opossum and Wire-crested Thorntail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Wire-crested Thorntail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Wire-crested Thorntail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire-crested Thorntail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.