Emilia s Gracile Opossum vs hooked-pepperwort

Gracilinanus emiliae compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Marsilea
Species	Gracilinanus emiliae	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.