Big-eared opossum vs Manatee Grass

Didelphis aurita compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Syringodium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Manatee Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.