Delicate Slender Opossum vs Fly

Marmosops parvidens compared with Drosophila simulans

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Marmosops	Drosophila
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Drosophila simulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).