Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Long-tailed Goral

Thylamys venustus compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Thylamys	Naemorhedus
Species	Thylamys venustus	Naemorhedus caudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Long-tailed Goral
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.

Long-tailed Goral

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.