Dusky Slender Opossum vs Nose botfly

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Nose botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Oestridae
Genus	Marmosops	Gasterophilus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Nose botfly
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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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