Hooded red-sided opossum vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Monodelphis	Melanogaster
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.