Big-eared opossum vs Slender amaranth

Didelphis aurita compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Amaranthus
Species	Didelphis aurita	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Slender amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.