Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Short-eared Possum

Thyroptera discifera compared with Trichosurus caninus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thyropteridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Trichosurus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.