vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Buellia ocellata compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Caliciaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Buellia	Philander
Species	Buellia ocellata	Philander mondolfii

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Buellia ocellata is a crustose lichen with a pale grey to white areolate thallus bearing dark lecideine apothecia surrounded by a paler excipular ring. It inhabits exposed bark of old deciduous trees and smooth-barked conifers in temperate European woodlands. This lichen is sensitive to air quality changes and associated with veteran trees in ancient woodland.