Azores thyme vs Big-eared opossum

Thymus caespititius compared with Didelphis aurita

Key Differences

• Azores thyme is Not Evaluated while Big-eared opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azores thyme	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lamiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Thymus	Didelphis
Species	Thymus caespititius	Didelphis aurita

Conservation Status

Azores thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azores thyme	Big-eared opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azores thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Portugal.

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azores thyme

The Azores thyme (Thymus caespititius) is a species in the genus Thymus. 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.