Delicate Slender Opossum vs Leaf-Miner Fly

Marmosops parvidens compared with Phytomyza ranunculi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Leaf-Miner Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Marmosops	Phytomyza
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Phytomyza ranunculi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Leaf-Miner Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Leaf-Miner 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.

Leaf-Miner Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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