Andean White-eared Opossum vs Duckweed

Didelphis pernigra compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Alismatales (частухоцветные)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Didelphis	Lemna
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Andean White-eared Opossum

The Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.