Big Naked-backed Bat vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Simons’s Mouse 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	Mormoopidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Marmosa
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Naked-backed Bat and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.