Big-eared opossum vs Iherings three-striped opossum

Didelphis aurita compared with Monodelphis iheringi

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Iherings three-striped opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Iherings three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Didelphis	Monodelphis
Species	Didelphis aurita	Monodelphis iheringi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Iherings three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Iherings three-striped opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Iherings three-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iherings three-striped opossum

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.