common long-eared bat vs Gray Slender Opossum

Plecotus auritus compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Gray Slender 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	Vespertilionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Plecotus	Marmosops
Species	Plecotus auritus	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Gray Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common long-eared bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common long-eared bat

common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.