Big-eared opossum vs screw-pine

Didelphis aurita compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum screw-pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family Didelphidae Pandanaceae
Genus Didelphis Pandanus
Species Didelphis aurita Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum screw-pine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

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

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.

screw-pine

No description available.

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