Bushy-tailed Opossum vs giant flat sedge

Glironia venusta compared with Cyperus giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	giant flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Glironia	Cyperus
Species	Glironia venusta	Cyperus giganteus

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

giant flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	giant flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

giant flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.