Native Caper vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Capparis canescens compared with Gracilinanus marica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Native Caper	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Capparaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Capparis	Gracilinanus
Species	Capparis canescens	Gracilinanus marica

Conservation Status

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Native Caper	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Native Caper

Habitat

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

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.