Gray Mouse Opossum vs Mexican woodrat

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Neotoma
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.