Big-eared opossum vs prairie phlox

Didelphis aurita compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Phlox
Species	Didelphis aurita	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie phlox

Habitat

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

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.