Large False Serotine vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Marmosa
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.