Big-eared opossum vs Sard

Didelphis aurita compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Sard
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Carex
Species	Didelphis aurita	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Sard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.