Alpine Widow vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Dingana alticola compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Widow	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Didelphidae
Genus	Dingana	Tlacuatzin
Species	Dingana alticola	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Widow and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Widow

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Widow	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Widow

The Alpine Widow (Dingana alticola) is a species in the genus Dingana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.