Big-eared opossum vs golden carpet shell

Didelphis aurita compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	golden carpet shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Didelphidae	Veneridae
Genus	Didelphis	Polititapes
Species	Didelphis aurita	Polititapes aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and golden carpet shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	golden carpet shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.