Devil's Bit vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Thylamys elegans

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Acanthaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ruellia	Thylamys
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Thylamys elegans

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).