Gray Mouse Opossum vs Muscoid fly

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Delia
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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