Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Jerine's Widow

Thylamys venustus compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thylamys	Dingana
Species	Thylamys venustus	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Jerine's Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

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.