Northern Gracile Opossum vs marreca-parda

Gracilinanus marica compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern while marreca-parda is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Gracile Opossum	marreca-parda
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Anatidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Anas
Species	Gracilinanus marica	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Gracile Opossum and marreca-parda share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

marreca-parda

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Gracile Opossum	marreca-parda
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

marreca-parda

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

marreca-parda

O marreco-de-bico-amarelo (Anas georgica) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Com alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia