Big-eared opossum vs Dotted lancepod

Didelphis aurita compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Dotted lancepod
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	Lonchocarpus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Dotted lancepod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.