Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs rough bindweed

Thylamys elegans compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Thylamys	Smilax
Species	Thylamys elegans	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.