Big-eared opossum vs prairie-mallow

Didelphis aurita compared with Sidalcea candida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	prairie-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Sidalcea
Species	Didelphis aurita	Sidalcea candida

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

prairie-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	prairie-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.