Hover fly vs Panama Slender Opossum

Eumerus strigatus compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Panama 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 invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Panama 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).

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.