Barred Tiger Salamander vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Thylamys elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ambystoma	Thylamys
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Thylamys elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Tiger Salamander and Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barred Tiger Salamander

The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.