Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Majestic Pericote

Glironia venusta compared with Phyllotis magister

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Majestic Pericote
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Glironia	Phyllotis
Species	Glironia venusta	Phyllotis magister

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Majestic Pericote share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Majestic Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Majestic Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Majestic Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.