Big-eared Flying Fox vs Black-shouldered Opossum

Pteropus macrotis compared with Caluromysiops irrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Black-shouldered 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Caluromysiops
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Caluromysiops irrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Black-shouldered Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Black-shouldered Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Big-eared Flying Fox

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

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.