Andean White-eared Opossum vs Keruing

Didelphis pernigra compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean White-eared Opossum	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Dipterocarpus
Species	Didelphis pernigra	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean White-eared Opossum	Keruing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Keruing

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Andean White-eared Opossum

The Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.