Andean White-eared Opossum vs Kleinköpfiger Pippau

Didelphis pernigra compared with Crepis capillaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Kleinköpfiger Pippau
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Crepis
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Crepis capillaris

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Kleinköpfiger Pippau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Kleinköpfiger Pippau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Kleinköpfiger Pippau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Andean White-eared Opossum

The Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador