Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs Sallow Button

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Osgoods short-tailed opossum Sallow Button
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Didelphidae Tortricidae
Genus Monodelphis Acleris
Species Monodelphis osgoodi Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Osgoods short-tailed opossum and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Osgoods short-tailed opossum Sallow Button
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

No description available.

Sallow Button

No description available.

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