Andean White-eared Opossum vs Phalsa

Didelphis pernigra compared with Grewia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Grewia
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Phalsa
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.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

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.