Forest Lamb vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Monodelphis
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.