Big-eared opossum vs Kerville's Featherleg

Didelphis aurita compared with Platycnemis kervillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Kerville's Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Didelphis	Platycnemis
Species	Didelphis aurita	Platycnemis kervillei

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Kerville's Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Kerville's Featherleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.