Hooded red-sided opossum vs Hover fly

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided 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	Monodelphis	Cheilosia
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.