Big-eared opossum vs Fringed rue

Didelphis aurita compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Ruta
Species	Didelphis aurita	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.