Hover fly vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Eristalis rupium compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

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	Eristalis	Marmosops
Species	Eristalis rupium	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

NT — Near Threatened

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

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.