Patagonian Opossum vs Prickly Heath

Lestodelphys halli compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patagonian Opossum	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Lestodelphys	Gaultheria
Species	Lestodelphys halli	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patagonian Opossum	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.