Raposa-do-campo vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Didelphidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Gracilinanus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

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.