Fishtail Cup vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Discinaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Monodelphis
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Monodelphis osgoodi

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.