Big-eared opossum vs amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Didelphis aurita compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while amaixeira-de-porto-natal is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Carissa
Species	Didelphis aurita	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.