Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs sun shell

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Didelphidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Astraea
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.