Big-eared opossum vs Goa-bean

Didelphis aurita compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Psophocarpus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.