Agile Gracile Opossum vs East African Arvicanthis

Gracilinanus agilis compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gracile Opossum	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Arvicanthis
Species	Gracilinanus agilis	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gracile Opossum and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Agile Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gracile Opossum	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Agile Gracile Opossum

The Agile Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) is a species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.