Big-eared opossum vs winged prickly-ash

Didelphis aurita compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum winged prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Didelphidae Rutaceae
Genus Didelphis Zanthoxylum
Species Didelphis aurita Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum winged prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.

winged prickly-ash

No description available.

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