Big-eared opossum vs pepper-elder

Didelphis aurita compared with Piper amalago

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while pepper-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	pepper-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Didelphidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Piper
Species	Didelphis aurita	Piper amalago

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

pepper-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	pepper-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pepper-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.