Large False Serotine vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Northern Gracile 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	Hesperoptenus	Gracilinanus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.