Colicorto de Cabeza Roja vs red-legged short-tailed opossum

Monodelphis scalops compared with Monodelphis brevicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Colicorto de Cabeza Roja	red-legged short-tailed 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 same	Monodelphis	Monodelphis
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Monodelphis brevicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Colicorto de Cabeza Roja and red-legged short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Monodelphis.

Conservation Status

Colicorto de Cabeza Roja

LC — Least Concern

red-legged short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Colicorto de Cabeza Roja	red-legged short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Colicorto de Cabeza Roja

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.