Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs Scallop Shell

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Rheumaptera undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Scallop Shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Geometridae
Genus	Monodelphis	Rheumaptera
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Rheumaptera undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Scallop Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	Scallop Shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scallop Shell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and United States.