Deviltree vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Apocynaceae Didelphidae
Genus Alstonia Philander
Species Alstonia macrophylla Philander deltae

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Deviltree

No description available.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

No description available.

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