Big-eared opossum vs Ragged Notchwort

Didelphis aurita compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Mesoptychia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.