Big-eared opossum vs Snow Protea

Didelphis aurita compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Protea
Species	Didelphis aurita	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Snow Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Protea

Habitat

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

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.