Big-eared opossum vs Grumichama

Didelphis aurita compared with Eugenia brasiliensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Grumichama
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Eugenia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Eugenia brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Grumichama

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grumichama

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (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.