Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Thylamys venustus compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Talpidae
Genus	Thylamys	Uropsilus
Species	Thylamys venustus	Uropsilus soricipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Chinese Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Chinese Shrew Mole
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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.