Big-eared opossum vs Mitú Maya

Didelphis aurita compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Didelphis	Miconia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

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.