vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Hyphoderma deviatum compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Monodelphis
Species	Hyphoderma deviatum	Monodelphis scalops

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.