Big-eared opossum vs Oriental House Rat

Didelphis aurita compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Didelphimorphia (주머니쥐)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Didelphis	Rattus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.