Big-eared opossum vs star-apple

Didelphis aurita compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Chrysophyllum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 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.