Bushy-tailed Opossum vs lemon thyme

Glironia venusta compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed Opossum is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Glironia	Thymus
Species	Glironia venusta	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.