Agile Gracile Opossum vs Prickly Heath

Gracilinanus agilis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Agile Gracile Opossum is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gracile Opossum	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Gaultheria
Species	Gracilinanus agilis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Agile Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gracile Opossum	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.