Big-eared opossum vs Thatch Palm

Didelphis aurita compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Coccothrinax
Species	Didelphis aurita	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Thatch Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.