Ohren-Opossum vs Schillerndes Meerohr

Didelphis aurita compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ohren-Opossum	Schillerndes Meerohr
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Didelphidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Didelphis	Haliotis
Species	Didelphis aurita	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ohren-Opossum and Schillerndes Meerohr share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Ohren-Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Schillerndes Meerohr

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ohren-Opossum	Schillerndes Meerohr
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ohren-Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Schillerndes Meerohr

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Ohren-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.