Big-eared opossum vs Prickly Coontail

Didelphis aurita compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Didelphis aurita	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

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.