Big-eared opossum vs red dahlia

Didelphis aurita compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	red dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Dahlia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	red dahlia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.