Big-eared opossum vs round-leaf cassia

Didelphis aurita compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Didelphidae Fabaceae
Genus Didelphis Chamaecrista
Species Didelphis aurita Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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