Bishop s Slender Opossum vs North American Hoary Bat

Marmosops bishopi compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop s Slender Opossum	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Marmosops	Aeorestes
Species	Marmosops bishopi	Aeorestes cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop s Slender Opossum and North American Hoary Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bishop s Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop s Slender Opossum	North American Hoary Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

Bishop s Slender Opossum

The Bishop s Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi) is a species in the genus Marmosops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.