Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Midge

Thylamys venustus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Thylamys	Dasineura
Species	Thylamys venustus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.