Big-eared opossum vs Centaury

Didelphis aurita compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Centaury
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	Cirsium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cirsium eliasianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

Habitat

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.