One-striped opossum vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Monodelphis unistriata compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-striped opossum	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Dorocordulia
Species	Monodelphis unistriata	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

One-striped opossum and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-striped opossum	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.