Big-eared opossum vs limestone fern

Didelphis aurita compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Gymnocarpium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.