Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Thylamys venustus compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Thylamys	Cotoneaster
Species	Thylamys venustus	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	small-leaf cotoneaster
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.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.