Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs spreading threadwort

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

• Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Monodelphis	Cephaloziella
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	spreading threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.