Andean White-eared Opossum vs Firetree

Didelphis pernigra compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Morella
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.