Big-eared opossum vs Graceful Tooth

Didelphis aurita compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Didelphidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Didelphis	Hydnellum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Graceful Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.