Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Florida arrowroot

Thylamys venustus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Zamia
Species	Thylamys venustus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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.