guarda-rios vs Gray Slender Opossum

Alcedo atthis compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• guarda-rios is Vulnerable while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	guarda-rios	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Alcedinidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alcedo	Marmosops
Species	Alcedo atthis	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

guarda-rios and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

guarda-rios

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	guarda-rios	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

guarda-rios

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

guarda-rios

O martim-pescador-comum (Alcedo atthis) está classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça na natureza, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre seu habitat.