vs One-striped opossum

Nitzschia flexa 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 flexa	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.