vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Nitzschia angularis compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nitzschia	Gracilinanus
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Gracilinanus marica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.