Big-eared opossum vs

Didelphis aurita compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family Didelphidae Pinnulariaceae
Genus Didelphis Pinnularia
Species Didelphis aurita Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.

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