Big-eared opossum vs Giant Furrow Bee

Didelphis aurita compared with Halictus quadricinctus

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Giant Furrow Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Giant Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Halictidae
Genus	Didelphis	Halictus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Halictus quadricinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Giant Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Giant Furrow Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Giant Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Furrow Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.