Big-eared opossum vs gilo

Didelphis aurita compared with Solanum aethiopicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	gilo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Solanum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Solanum aethiopicum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

gilo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	gilo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gilo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Sweden), and South America (Brazil).

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.