Big-eared opossum vs Red ginger

Didelphis aurita compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Alpinia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Red ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.