Hooded red-sided opossum vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Tragulus
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Chevrotain de Balbac
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.

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.