Big-eared opossum vs Sour Prickle

Didelphis aurita compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Opuntia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.