Big-eared opossum vs Elephant Apple

Didelphis aurita compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Dillenia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.