Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Variable Pitohui

Thylamys elegans compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Thylamys	Pitohui
Species	Thylamys elegans	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.