Big-eared opossum vs Yellow Bartonia

Didelphis aurita compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Bartonia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Yellow Bartonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.