Hover fly vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Eristalis rupium compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover 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	Syrphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Eristalis	Marmosa
Species	Eristalis rupium	Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Linnaeus's mouse 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. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.