Gray Mouse Opossum vs Red Balau

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Shorea
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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