Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Eastern Mole Vole

Thylamys venustus compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thylamys	Ellobius
Species	Thylamys venustus	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Eastern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

The Buff-Bellied Fat-Tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys venustus) is a species in the genus Thylamys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.