Dusky Slender Opossum vs Fruit Fly

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Marmosops	Urophora
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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