Aceramarca Gracile Opossum vs Asiatic elephant

Gracilinanus aceramarcae compared with Elephas maximus

Key Differences

• Aceramarca Gracile Opossum is Least Concern while Asiatic elephant is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aceramarca Gracile Opossum	Asiatic elephant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Didelphidae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)
Species	Gracilinanus aceramarcae	Elephas maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Aceramarca Gracile Opossum and Asiatic elephant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Aceramarca Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aceramarca Gracile Opossum	Asiatic elephant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	60 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	4.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aceramarca Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aceramarca Gracile Opossum

The Aceramarca Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus aceramarcae) is a species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic elephant

O elefante-asiático (Elephas maximus) é um dos maiores animais terrestres existentes, distribuído pelo sul e sudeste da Ásia. Seu estado de conservação é em perigo (EN) devido principalmente à perda de habitat e à caça ilegal, e tem grande importância cultural e religiosa em muitas culturas asiáticas.