vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Caliciaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Monodelphis
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.