Andean White-eared Opossum vs Deviltree

Didelphis pernigra compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Andean White-eared Opossum Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Didelphidae Apocynaceae
Genus Didelphis Alstonia
Species Didelphis pernigra Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Andean White-eared Opossum Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Andean White-eared Opossum

The Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

No description available.

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