Comadreja Orejas Negras vs Dingaan's Widow

Didelphis aurita compared with Dingana dingana

Key Differences

• Comadreja Orejas Negras is Least Concern while Dingaan's Widow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Dingaan's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Didelphis	Dingana
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dingana dingana

Evolutionary Relationship

Comadreja Orejas Negras and Dingaan's Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Comadreja Orejas Negras

LC — Least Concern

Dingaan's Widow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Dingaan's Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Orejas Negras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingaan's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Comadreja Orejas Negras

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.