marsh rice rat vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Oryzomys palustris compared with Gracilinanus marica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh rice rat	Northern Gracile 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	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Oryzomys	Gracilinanus
Species	Oryzomys palustris	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

marsh rice rat and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh rice rat	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.