Big-eared opossum vs Jio

Didelphis aurita compared with Commelina benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Jio
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family Didelphidae Commelinaceae
Genus Didelphis Commelina
Species Didelphis aurita Commelina benghalensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Jio
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Jio

No description available.

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