vs One-striped opossum

Nitzschia angularis compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		One-striped opossum
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nitzschia	Monodelphis
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Monodelphis unistriata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		One-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.