Diminutive Serotine vs Red Mouse Opossum

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Marmosa rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Red Mouse 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	Eptesicus	Marmosa
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Red Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Red Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Red Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.