Hooded red-sided opossum vs Mountain Aster

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Monodelphis	Oclemena
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.