Big-eared opossum vs fool's-watercress

Didelphis aurita compared with Helosciadium nodiflorum

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while fool's-watercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	fool's-watercress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Helosciadium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Helosciadium nodiflorum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

fool's-watercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	fool's-watercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fool's-watercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.