Hooded red-sided opossum vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Didelphidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Monodelphis	Amblysomus
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.