vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Frustulia rhomboides compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Naviculales (Naviculales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Frustulia	Gracilinanus
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	Gracilinanus marica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.