Hooded red-sided opossum vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Monodelphis	Tectaria
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia