Guianan White-eared Opossum vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Didelphis imperfecta compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guianan White-eared Opossum	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Didelphis	Philander
Species	Didelphis imperfecta	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

Guianan White-eared Opossum and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Guianan White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guianan White-eared Opossum	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guianan White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela