Big-eared opossum vs mango-pine

Didelphis aurita compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum mango-pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Didelphidae Lecythidaceae
Genus Didelphis Barringtonia
Species Didelphis aurita Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum mango-pine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.

mango-pine

No description available.

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