Hooded red-sided opossum vs lackey moth

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Malacosoma neustria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	lackey moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Malacosoma
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Malacosoma neustria

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and lackey moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

lackey moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

lackey moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.