Big-eared opossum vs Fringed Rock-Cress

Didelphis aurita compared with Arabis hirsuta

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Fringed Rock-Cress is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Fringed Rock-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Arabis
Species	Didelphis aurita	Arabis hirsuta

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Rock-Cress

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Fringed Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Rock-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.