Long-nosed short-tailed opossum vs mule deer

Monodelphis scalops compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	mule deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Monodelphis	Odocoileus
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum and mule deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.