Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs Katung Fa

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Alstonia
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

The Brazilian Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.