Big-eared opossum vs Eastern Waterleaf

Didelphis aurita compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Hydrophyllum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Eastern Waterleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.