Big-eared opossum vs Norfolk Skullcap

Didelphis aurita compared with Scutellaria hastifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Norfolk Skullcap
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	Scutellaria
Species	Didelphis aurita	Scutellaria hastifolia

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Norfolk Skullcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norfolk Skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.