Big-eared opossum vs Laurel

Didelphis aurita compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Guatteria
Species	Didelphis aurita	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.