Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Thylamys venustus compared with Petaurista magnificus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thylamys	Petaurista
Species	Thylamys venustus	Petaurista magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

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.