Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs spurred threadwort

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	spurred 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 elachista

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.