Comadreja Orejas Negras vs Salento Iris

Didelphis aurita compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Comadreja Orejas Negras is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Didelphidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Didelphis	Iris
Species	Didelphis aurita	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Comadreja Orejas Negras and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Comadreja Orejas Negras

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Orejas Negras	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Orejas Negras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

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.