Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Kachin Red-backed Vole

Thylamys venustus compared with Eothenomys cachinus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Kachin Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Kachin Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thylamys	Eothenomys
Species	Thylamys venustus	Eothenomys cachinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Kachin Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Kachin Red-backed Vole
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.

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.