Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Thylamys venustus compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thylamys	Oligoryzomys
Species	Thylamys venustus	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.