Hooded red-sided opossum vs Opossum de Patagonie

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Opossum de Patagonie
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Lestodelphys
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Opossum de Patagonie share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Opossum de Patagonie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Opossum de Patagonie
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.

Opossum de Patagonie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.