Comadreja Orejas Negras vs Poto Occidental

Didelphis aurita compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Comadreja Orejas Negras is Least Concern while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Didelphidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Didelphis	Perodicticus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Comadreja Orejas Negras and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Comadreja Orejas Negras

LC — Least Concern

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Orejas Negras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.