Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Thylamys venustus compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Kashmir Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Thylamys venustus	Alticola montosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Kashmir Mountain 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.

Kashmir Mountain 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.