Gray Mouse Opossum vs Pavement ant

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Formicidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Tetramorium
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).