Gray Mouse Opossum vs Prickly Yellow

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Zanthoxylum
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.