Panama Slender Opossum vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Marmosops invictus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Marmosops	Nyctinomops
Species	Marmosops invictus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Panama Slender Opossum and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.