Big-eared opossum vs Gray Field Slug

Didelphis aurita compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Didelphidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Didelphis	Deroceras
Species	Didelphis aurita	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.