Big-eared opossum vs Conch apple

Didelphis aurita compared with Passiflora maliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Conch apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Didelphidae Passifloraceae
Genus Didelphis Passiflora
Species Didelphis aurita Passiflora maliformis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Conch apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.

Conch apple

No description available.

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