Big-eared opossum vs Papua ebony

Didelphis aurita compared with Diospyros insularis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Papua ebony is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Papua ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Diospyros
Species	Didelphis aurita	Diospyros insularis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Papua ebony

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Papua ebony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papua ebony

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.