Delicate Slender Opossum vs Headfly

Marmosops parvidens compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Muscidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hydrotaea
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.