Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Tufted Clusterfly

Marmosops cracens compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Marmosops	Pollenia
Species	Marmosops cracens	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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