Big-eared opossum vs Irish Pouncewort

Didelphis aurita compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Lejeunea
Species	Didelphis aurita	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Irish Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.