Big-eared opossum vs Red-mantled Dragonlet

Didelphis aurita compared with Erythrodiplax fervida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Red-mantled Dragonlet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Didelphidae Libellulidae
Genus Didelphis Erythrodiplax
Species Didelphis aurita Erythrodiplax fervida

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Red-mantled Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red-mantled Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Red-mantled Dragonlet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-mantled Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Red-mantled Dragonlet

No description available.

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