Amazon weasel vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Mustela africana compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Didelphidae
Genus	Mustela	Monodelphis
Species	Mustela africana	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon weasel and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Amazon weasel

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana) is a species in the genus Mustela. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.