Big-eared opossum vs Delicate Stonewort

Didelphis aurita compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Didelphidae	Characeae
Genus	Didelphis	Chara
Species	Didelphis aurita	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.