Big-eared opossum vs Pale Great Bulrush

Didelphis aurita compared with Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Pale Great Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Schoenoplectus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pale Great Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Pale Great Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Great Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.