Canada Cinquefoil vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Potentilla canadensis compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Potentilla	Tlacuatzin
Species	Potentilla canadensis	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.