Pygmy short-tailed opossum vs red-legged short-tailed opossum

Monodelphis kunsi compared with Monodelphis brevicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pygmy short-tailed opossum	red-legged short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus same	Monodelphis	Monodelphis
Species	Monodelphis kunsi	Monodelphis brevicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Pygmy short-tailed opossum and red-legged short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Monodelphis.

Conservation Status

Pygmy short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

red-legged short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pygmy short-tailed opossum	red-legged short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pygmy short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-legged short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.