Patagonian Opossum vs Soapberry

Lestodelphys halli compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patagonian Opossum	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lestodelphys	Sapindus
Species	Lestodelphys halli	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patagonian Opossum	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).