bed bug vs Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Cimex lectularius compared with Thylamys venustus

Key Differences

• bed bug is Least Concern while Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bed bug	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cimicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cimex	Thylamys
Species	Cimex lectularius	Thylamys venustus

Evolutionary Relationship

bed bug and Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bed bug	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

The Buff-Bellied Fat-Tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys venustus) is a species in the genus Thylamys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.