Big-eared opossum vs tayuya

Didelphis aurita compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Cayaponia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.