Sarigue d´azara vs Maple Button

Didelphis aurita compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sarigue d´azara	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Didelphis	Acleris
Species	Didelphis aurita	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Sarigue d´azara and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Sarigue d´azara

LC — Least Concern

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sarigue d´azara	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sarigue d´azara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.