Big-eared opossum vs Irish Threadwort

Didelphis aurita compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Irish Threadwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Telaranea
Species	Didelphis aurita	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.