House Fly vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Muscina levida compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

  • House Fly is Not Evaluated while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank House Fly Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Muscidae Didelphidae
Genus Muscina Marmosa
Species Muscina levida Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

House Fly and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

House Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute House Fly Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

House Fly

No description available.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

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