Big-eared opossum vs False Swift

Didelphis aurita compared with Borbo fallax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum False Swift
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Didelphidae Hesperiidae
Genus Didelphis Borbo
Species Didelphis aurita Borbo fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and False Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum False Swift
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

False Swift

No description available.

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