Delicate Slender Opossum vs Hover fly

Marmosops parvidens compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Marmosops	Eumerus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Hover 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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).