Big-eared opossum vs Indian-plum

Didelphis aurita compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Flacourtia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.