Northern Gracile Opossum vs Shield Dapperling

Gracilinanus marica compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Gracile Opossum	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Lepiota
Species	Gracilinanus marica	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Gracile Opossum	Shield Dapperling
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.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.