Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs flax dodder

Thylamys venustus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Cuscuta
Species	Thylamys venustus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, 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.