Hooded red-sided opossum vs Midge

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Dasineura
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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