Big Brown Bat vs Big-eared opossum

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Didelphis aurita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Didelphis
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Didelphis aurita

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Big-eared opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Big-eared opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.