Big-eared opossum vs pignut

Didelphis aurita compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Mesosphaerum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.