Big-eared opossum vs owl's-eye

Didelphis aurita compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Mammillaria
Species	Didelphis aurita	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	owl's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

owl's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.