Barbed goatgrass vs Big-eared opossum

Aegilops triuncialis compared with Didelphis aurita

Key Differences

• Barbed goatgrass is Not Evaluated while Big-eared opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbed goatgrass	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Aegilops	Didelphis
Species	Aegilops triuncialis	Didelphis aurita

Conservation Status

Barbed goatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbed goatgrass	Big-eared opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbed goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbed goatgrass

The Barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) is a species in the genus Aegilops. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.