Andean White-eared Opossum vs talipot palm

Didelphis pernigra compared with Corypha umbraculifera

Key Differences

• Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern while talipot palm is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	talipot palm
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	Corypha
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Corypha umbraculifera

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

talipot palm

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	talipot palm
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.

talipot palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.