Andean White-eared Opossum vs mountain-cabbage

Didelphis pernigra compared with Euterpe precatoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Euterpe
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	mountain-cabbage
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.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.