Big-eared opossum vs Yellow flame

Didelphis aurita compared with Peltophorum pterocarpum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Yellow flame
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Peltophorum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Peltophorum pterocarpum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow flame

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow flame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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.