Gray Mouse Opossum vs lowland paca

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Cuniculus
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.