Big-eared opossum vs Persian Skipper

Didelphis aurita compared with Spialia phlomidis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Persian Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Didelphis	Spialia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Spialia phlomidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Persian Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Persian Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Persian Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Persian Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

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.