Big-eared opossum vs Shoebutton

Didelphis aurita compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Ardisia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.