Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Devil'S Dipstick

Thylamys venustus compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Didelphidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Mutinus
Species	Thylamys venustus	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.