Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs Northern three-striped opossum

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Monodelphis americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Northern three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Monodelphis
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Gracile Opossum and Northern three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern three-striped opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Northern three-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern three-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.