Big-eared opossum vs Stringwood

Didelphis aurita compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Acalypha
Species	Didelphis aurita	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stringwood

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.