Gray Mouse Opossum vs Higuillo

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Higuillo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Didelphidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Piper
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Higuillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Higuillo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.