Big-eared opossum vs Cook's Holly

Didelphis aurita compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Ilex
Species	Didelphis aurita	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Cook's Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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

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.