Big-eared opossum vs Grey Catchfly

Didelphis aurita compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Silene
Species	Didelphis aurita	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.