Big-eared opossum vs Northern Panicgrass

Didelphis aurita compared with Dichanthelium boreale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Northern Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Dichanthelium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dichanthelium boreale

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Northern Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.