Sarigue d´azara vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Didelphis aurita compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Sarigue d´azara is Least Concern while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sarigue d´azara	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cingulata (tatou)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Didelphis	Dasypus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sarigue d´azara and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Sarigue d´azara

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sarigue d´azara	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sarigue d´azara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sarigue d´azara

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.