Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs

Thylamys elegans compared with Hyphoderma deviatum

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Thylamys	Hyphoderma
Species	Thylamys elegans	Hyphoderma deviatum

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.