Nutria de Sumatra vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Lutra sumatrana compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutria de Sumatra	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Didelphidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Gracilinanus
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Nutria de Sumatra and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutria de Sumatra	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutria de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.