Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs maquei

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Brazilian Gracile Opossum is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Aristotelia
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile 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.