Opossum-souris élégant vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Thylamys elegans compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Opossum-souris élégant	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Molossidae
Genus	Thylamys	Nyctinomops
Species	Thylamys elegans	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Opossum-souris élégant and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Opossum-souris élégant

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Opossum-souris élégant	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Opossum-souris élégant

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.