Big-eared opossum vs Mountain yam

Didelphis aurita compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain 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.