Northern Gracile Opossum vs Plum pine

Gracilinanus marica compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Gracile Opossum	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Podocarpus
Species	Gracilinanus marica	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Gracile Opossum	Plum pine
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.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.