Big-eared opossum vs Prickly Heath

Didelphis aurita compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Gaultheria
Species	Didelphis aurita	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.