Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Java stingaree

Thylamys elegans compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Java stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Thylamys	Urolophus
Species	Thylamys elegans	Urolophus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Java stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java stingaree