Emilia's short-tailed opossum vs gray short-tailed opossum

Monodelphis emiliae compared with Monodelphis domestica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Emilia's short-tailed opossum gray short-tailed 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 same Monodelphis Monodelphis
Species Monodelphis emiliae Monodelphis domestica

Evolutionary Relationship

Emilia's short-tailed opossum and gray short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Monodelphis.

Conservation Status

Emilia's short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

gray short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Emilia's short-tailed opossum gray short-tailed opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emilia's short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gray short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Emilia's short-tailed opossum

No description available.

gray short-tailed opossum

No description available.

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