Gray Slender Opossum vs House fly

Marmosops incanus compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while House fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	House fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Muscidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hydrotaea
Species	Marmosops incanus	Hydrotaea aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	House fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).