Little Red Flying Fox vs Northern three-striped opossum

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Monodelphis americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Northern three-striped 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Monodelphis
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and Northern three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Northern three-striped opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Northern three-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern three-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.