Emilia s Gracile Opossum vs Patagonian Opossum

Gracilinanus emiliae compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Lestodelphys
Species	Gracilinanus emiliae	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

Emilia s Gracile Opossum and Patagonian Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Patagonian Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.