Northern Gracile Opossum vs Pectis

Gracilinanus marica compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Gracile Opossum	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Pectis
Species	Gracilinanus marica	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Pectis

Habitat

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