Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Tufted Clusterfly

Glironia venusta compared with Pollenia pediculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Glironia	Pollenia
Species	Glironia venusta	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Tufted Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.