Andean White-eared Opossum vs Native Walnut

Didelphis pernigra compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Didelphis	Endiandra
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Native Walnut
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.

Native Walnut

Habitat

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

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.