Brazilian Gracile Opossum vs Great Flying Fox

Gracilinanus microtarsus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Great Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gracilinanus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gracilinanus microtarsus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Gracile Opossum and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Gracile Opossum	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian Gracile Opossum

The Brazilian Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.