vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Nitzschia angularis compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Osgoods short-tailed 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 osgoodi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Osgoods short-tailed 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.

Osgoods short-tailed 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.