Big-eared opossum vs Mint

Didelphis aurita compared with Agastache rugosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Mint
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	Agastache
Species	Didelphis aurita	Agastache rugosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Mint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.