Hooded red-sided opossum vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Alticola
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
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.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.