Fruit Fly vs Honey possum

Urophora cardui compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Honey possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tephritidae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Urophora	Tarsipes
Species	Urophora cardui	Tarsipes rostratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fruit Fly and Honey possum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.