Large-eared Pied Bat vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Simons’s 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	Chalinolobus	Marmosa
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Pied Bat and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Pied Bat	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.