Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs Deviltree

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brazilian Gracile Opossum Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Didelphidae Apocynaceae
Genus Gracilinanus Alstonia
Species Gracilinanus microtarsus Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brazilian Gracile Opossum Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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