Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Oahu Oo

Thylamys elegans compared with Moho apicalis

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Oahu Oo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Oahu Oo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Mohoidae
Genus	Thylamys	Moho
Species	Thylamys elegans	Moho apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oahu Oo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oahu Oo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.