Big-eared opossum vs northern night monkey

Didelphis aurita compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Didelphidae	Aotidae
Genus	Didelphis	Aotus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.