Gray Mouse Opossum vs Splayed Deerfly

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Chrysops
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.