Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Thylamys elegans compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thylamys	Apodemus
Species	Thylamys elegans	Apodemus latronum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.