Long-nosed short-tailed opossum vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Monodelphis scalops compared with Gracilinanus marica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Gracilinanus
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

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.