Big-eared opossum vs four-wing evening-primrose

Didelphis aurita compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Didelphis	Oenothera
Species	Didelphis aurita	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.