Dusky Slender Opossum vs Spix's Disk-winged Bat

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Thyroptera tricolor

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Spix's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Spix's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Marmosops	Thyroptera
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Thyroptera tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Spix's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Spix's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Spix's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Spix's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela