Big-eared opossum vs Russian violet

Didelphis aurita compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Russian violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Violaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Viola
Species	Didelphis aurita	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Russian violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.