Big-eared opossum vs mossy stonecrop

Didelphis aurita compared with Crassula tillaea

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while mossy stonecrop is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	mossy stonecrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Didelphidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Crassula
Species	Didelphis aurita	Crassula tillaea

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

mossy stonecrop

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	mossy stonecrop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mossy stonecrop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.