Big-eared opossum vs Gout stalk

Didelphis aurita compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Gout stalk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Jatropha
Species	Didelphis aurita	Jatropha podagrica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Gout stalk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.