Dark fruit-eating bat vs silky cuscus

Artibeus obscurus compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Artibeus	Phalanger
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	silky cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.