Big-eared opossum vs Java plum

Didelphis aurita compared with Syzygium cumini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Java plum
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Myrtales (フトモモ目)
Family Didelphidae Myrtaceae
Genus Didelphis Syzygium
Species Didelphis aurita Syzygium cumini

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Java plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Java plum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Big-eared opossum

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.

Java plum

No description available.

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