Andean White-eared Opossum vs Drooping Tonguefern

Didelphis pernigra compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.