Andean White-eared Opossum vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Didelphis pernigra compared with Philander mondolfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Didelphis	Philander
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Philander mondolfii

Evolutionary Relationship

Andean White-eared Opossum and Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela