Big-eared opossum vs Mountain Water Rat

Didelphis aurita compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Didelphis	Baiyankamys
Species	Didelphis aurita	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.