Big-eared opossum vs Silverleaf Sunflower

Didelphis aurita compared with Helianthus argophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Silverleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Didelphis aurita	Helianthus argophyllus

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Silverleaf Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverleaf Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tonga.

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.