Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs King Pin

Thylamys venustus compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while King Pin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	King Pin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Didelphidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Thylamys venustus	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	King Pin
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.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.