Sarigue d´azara vs large painted-lady

Didelphis aurita compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Sarigue d´azara is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sarigue d´azara	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Gladiolus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Sarigue d´azara

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sarigue d´azara	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sarigue d´azara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.