Hover fly vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Eumerus strigatus compared with Marmosops cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Syrphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Eumerus	Marmosops
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.