Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Hainan Gymnure

Thylamys elegans compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Thylamys	Neohylomys
Species	Thylamys elegans	Neohylomys hainanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Hainan Gymnure share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Hainan Gymnure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.