Gray Slender Opossum vs Scuttle fly

Marmosops incanus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Phoridae
Genus	Marmosops	Megaselia
Species	Marmosops incanus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).