Big-eared opossum vs Ferny Azolla

Didelphis aurita compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Didelphidae Salviniaceae
Genus Didelphis Azolla
Species Didelphis aurita Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Ferny Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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