Petit opossum-souris agile vs Léopard

Gracilinanus agilis compared with Panthera pardus

Key Differences

• Petit opossum-souris agile is Least Concern while Léopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Petit opossum-souris agile	Léopard
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Didelphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Gracilinanus agilis	Panthera pardus

Evolutionary Relationship

Petit opossum-souris agile and Léopard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Petit opossum-souris agile

LC — Least Concern

Léopard

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Petit opossum-souris agile	Léopard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	60.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Petit opossum-souris agile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Léopard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Petit opossum-souris agile

The Agile Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) is a species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Léopard

Highly adaptable big cat with the widest geographic range of any felid, found across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia in habitats from rainforest to desert. Solitary and largely nocturnal, leopards are powerful climbers that cache prey in trees. Melanistic individuals — black panthers — are common in dense forest populations. Listed as Vulnerable globally.