Big-eared opossum vs Garden orache

Didelphis aurita compared with Atriplex hortensis

Key Differences

  • Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Garden orache is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Garden orache
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Didelphidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Didelphis Atriplex
Species Didelphis aurita Atriplex hortensis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Garden orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Garden orache
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden orache

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Garden orache

No description available.

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