Mérida Brocket vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Mazama bricenii compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Didelphidae
Genus	Mazama	Gracilinanus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Brocket and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela