Hover fly vs Incan shrew opossum

Cheilosia pagana compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Syrphidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Cheilosia	Lestoros
Species	Cheilosia pagana	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.