Sarigue d´azara vs Jacob's coat

Didelphis aurita compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Sarigue d´azara is Least Concern while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sarigue d´azara	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Acalypha
Species	Didelphis aurita	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Sarigue d´azara

LC — Least Concern

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sarigue d´azara	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sarigue d´azara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.