Gray Slender Opossum vs Splayed Deerfly

Marmosops incanus compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender 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	Marmosops	Chrysops
Species	Marmosops incanus	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender 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.