Bartail spurdog vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Squalus notocaudatus compared with Thylamys elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bartail spurdog	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Squalidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Squalus	Thylamys
Species	Squalus notocaudatus	Thylamys elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bartail spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bartail spurdog	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bartail spurdog

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bartail spurdog

The Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.