Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs coronated cone

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Conus coronatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	coronated cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Conidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Conus
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Conus coronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Gracile Opossum and coronated cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

coronated cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	coronated cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coronated cone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

The Brazilian Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) 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.