Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Chilean devil ray

Glironia venusta compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

Bushy-tailed Opossum is Least Concern while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Glironia	Mobula
Species	Glironia venusta	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chilean devil ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean devil ray

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.