Arrocillo vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Philander deltae

Key Differences

• Arrocillo is Not Evaluated while Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrocillo	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Paspalum	Philander
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Philander deltae

Conservation Status

Arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrocillo	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrocillo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.