Agile Gracile Opossum vs Fringed dodder

Gracilinanus agilis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Agile Gracile Opossum is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gracile Opossum	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Cuscuta
Species	Gracilinanus agilis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Agile Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gracile Opossum	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.