Big-eared opossum vs long yam

Didelphis aurita compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Dioscorea
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.