Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs European Mink

Thylamys elegans compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	European Mink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Didelphidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Thylamys	Mustela
Species	Thylamys elegans	Mustela lutreola

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and European Mink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	European Mink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).