Gray Mouse Opossum vs Hump-backed fly

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse 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	Tlacuatzin	Megaselia
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Hump-backed fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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