Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Thylamys venustus compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thylamys	Callosciurus
Species	Thylamys venustus	Callosciurus erythraeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree 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.

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

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.