Big-eared opossum vs Glaucous Aster

Didelphis aurita compared with Symphyotrichum laeve

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Glaucous Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Glaucous Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Symphyotrichum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Symphyotrichum laeve

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Glaucous Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glaucous Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.