Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Scuttle fly

Marmosops cracens compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Scuttle 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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).