Big-eared opossum vs Lesser calamint

Didelphis aurita compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Clinopodium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Lesser calamint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.