Andean White-eared Opossum vs False Dotted Border

Didelphis pernigra compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Pieridae
Genus	Didelphis	Belenois
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Andean White-eared Opossum and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.