Desert Bandicoot vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Perameles eremiana compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Peramelidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Perameles	Monodelphis
Species	Perameles eremiana	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Bandicoot and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.