Addax vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Addax nasomaculatus compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Addax is Critically Endangered while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Addax	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Didelphidae
Genus	Addax	Gracilinanus
Species	Addax nasomaculatus	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Addax and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Addax

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Addax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Addax

The Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a species in the genus Addax. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic rea.