vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Monodelphis
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Monodelphis scalops

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.