Big-eared opossum vs double square-spot

Didelphis aurita compared with Xestia triangulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum double square-spot
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Didelphidae Noctuidae
Genus Didelphis Xestia
Species Didelphis aurita Xestia triangulum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and double square-spot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

double square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum double square-spot
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

double square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

double square-spot

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia