Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Munk's devil ray

Glironia venusta compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed Opossum is Least Concern while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Munk's 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 munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Munk's 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.

Munk's devil ray

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.