Gray Mouse Opossum vs long yam

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Dioscorea
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.