Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Cotoneaster

Thylamys venustus compared with Cotoneaster multiflorus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Thylamys	Cotoneaster
Species	Thylamys venustus	Cotoneaster multiflorus

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.