Dusky Slender Opossum vs Hump-backed fly

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Phoridae
Genus	Marmosops	Megaselia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Hump-backed fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Hump-backed 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.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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