Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Parasitic fly

Marmosops cracens compared with Pegomya betae

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Parasitic fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Parasitic fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Parasitic fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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