Big-eared opossum vs Butterweed

Didelphis aurita compared with Erigeron canadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Butterweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Erigeron
Species	Didelphis aurita	Erigeron canadensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Butterweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Butterweed

The Butterweed (Erigeron canadensis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.