Big-eared opossum vs corn sand spurrey

Didelphis aurita compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	corn sand spurrey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Spergularia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	corn sand spurrey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.