Big-eared opossum vs Kohuhu

Didelphis aurita compared with Pittosporum tenuifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Kohuhu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Pittosporum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Pittosporum tenuifolium

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Kohuhu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kohuhu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.