Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Montevideo Redbelly Toad

Thylamys elegans compared with Melanophryniscus montevidensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Montevideo Redbelly Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Montevideo Redbelly Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Didelphidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Thylamys	Melanophryniscus
Species	Thylamys elegans	Melanophryniscus montevidensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Montevideo Redbelly Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montevideo Redbelly Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.