Big-eared opossum vs Ipê Amarelo

Didelphis aurita compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Ipê Amarelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Ipê Amarelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Handroanthus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ipê Amarelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Ipê Amarelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ipê Amarelo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.