Raposa-do-campo vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Simons’s Mouse 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	Marmosa
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.