Big-eared opossum vs Garden Orpine

Didelphis aurita compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Didelphidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Hylotelephium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Garden Orpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.