Gray Mouse Opossum vs Soldier fly

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Sargus cuprarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Sargus
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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