Emilia s Gracile Opossum vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Gracilinanus emiliae compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Amphibia (Amphibien)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Anura (Froschlurche)
Family	Didelphidae	Craugastoridae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Pristimantis
Species	Gracilinanus emiliae	Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

Emilia s Gracile Opossum and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Merida Cable Car Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Merida Cable Car Frog

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela