Cape York salwood vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Acacia midgleyi compared with Thylamys elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape York salwood Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Fabales (マメ目) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Fabaceae Didelphidae
Genus Acacia Thylamys
Species Acacia midgleyi Thylamys elegans

Conservation Status

Cape York salwood

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape York salwood Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape York salwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape York salwood

The Cape York Salwood (Acacia midgleyi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

No description available.

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