Big-eared opossum vs Marsh Firetail

Didelphis aurita compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Didelphidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Didelphis Telebasis
Species Didelphis aurita Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Marsh Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Marsh Firetail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Marsh Firetail

No description available.

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