Andean White-eared Opossum vs rounded rustwort

Didelphis pernigra compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Marsupella
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.