Big-eared opossum vs Curran’s Pitogo

Didelphis aurita compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Cycas
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.