Big-eared opossum vs Black-Widow

Didelphis aurita compared with Geranium phaeum

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Black-Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Black-Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Geranium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Geranium phaeum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Black-Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) 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.

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).