Big-eared opossum vs Staggerweed

Didelphis aurita compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Didelphis	Dicentra
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Staggerweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, 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.