Big-eared opossum vs Graham's manihot

Didelphis aurita compared with Manihot grahamii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Graham's manihot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Graham's manihot
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	Manihot
Species	Didelphis aurita	Manihot grahamii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Graham's manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graham's manihot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.