Elastic Saddle vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Helvella elastica compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Helvellaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Helvella	Monodelphis
Species	Helvella elastica	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.