Big-eared opossum vs Lesser Scalewort

Didelphis aurita compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Frullania
Species	Didelphis aurita	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.