Big-eared opossum vs Milky Box

Didelphis aurita compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Lophostemon
Species	Didelphis aurita	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Milky Box
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milky Box

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.