Big-eared opossum vs cow-itch

Didelphis aurita compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Mucuna
Species	Didelphis aurita	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.