vs Patagonian Opossum

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Lestodelphys
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.