Berkeley's Earthstar vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Geastrum berkeleyi compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Berkeley's Earthstar is Extinct while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berkeley's Earthstar	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Geastraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Geastrum	Monodelphis
Species	Geastrum berkeleyi	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

Berkeley's Earthstar

EX — Extinct

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berkeley's Earthstar	Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berkeley's Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Berkeley's Earthstar

The Berkeley's Earthstar (Geastrum berkeleyi) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.