Big-eared opossum vs False Dragonhead

Didelphis aurita compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Physostegia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.