Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Wire With

Thylamys venustus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Desmodium
Species	Thylamys venustus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.