Comadreja Orejas Negras vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Didelphis aurita compared with Gracilinanus marica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Didelphis	Gracilinanus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Comadreja Orejas Negras and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Comadreja Orejas Negras

LC — Least Concern

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Orejas Negras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.