groundhog vs Panama Slender Opossum

Marmota monax compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	groundhog	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Didelphidae
Genus	Marmota	Marmosops
Species	Marmota monax	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

groundhog and Panama Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	groundhog	Panama Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.