Ascending Cotoneaster vs Big-eared opossum

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Didelphis aurita

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Big-eared opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Didelphis
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Didelphis aurita

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	Big-eared opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.