Big-eared opossum vs Floating Fern

Didelphis aurita compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.