Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs Little Ground Squirrel

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Spermophilus
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Gracile Opossum and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.