Andean White-eared Opossum vs Yellowjacket

Didelphis pernigra compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Yellowjacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Corymbia
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Yellowjacket
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.

Yellowjacket

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.