Big-eared opossum vs Light Red Meranti

Didelphis aurita compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

  • Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Light Red Meranti
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Didelphidae Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Didelphis Shorea
Species Didelphis aurita Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Light Red Meranti
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.

Light Red Meranti

No description available.

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