Big-eared opossum vs Hooked Dock

Didelphis aurita compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Rumex
Species	Didelphis aurita	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.