Big-eared opossum vs Petunia

Didelphis aurita compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Petunia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Petunia atkinsiana

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Petunia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.