Gray Mouse Opossum vs Red Alder

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Alnus
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).