Big-eared opossum vs forked veilwort

Didelphis aurita compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Didelphidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Metzgeria
Species	Didelphis aurita	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.