Osgoods short-tailed opossum vs variable forklet moss

Monodelphis osgoodi compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Monodelphis	Dicranella
Species	Monodelphis osgoodi	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Osgoods short-tailed opossum	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable forklet moss

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 (Colombia).