Emilia s Gracile Opossum vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Gracilinanus emiliae compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Ord's kangaroo rat
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Dipodomys
Species	Gracilinanus emiliae	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Emilia s Gracile Opossum and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.