Big-eared opossum vs poverty-weed

Didelphis aurita compared with Blitum nuttallianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	poverty-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Blitum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Blitum nuttallianum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

poverty-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	poverty-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

poverty-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.