Gray Slender Opossum vs Hover fly

Marmosops incanus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Marmosops	Eumerus
Species	Marmosops incanus	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).