Alectryon vs Patagonian Opossum

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Lestodelphys
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.