Big-eared opossum vs Stiff Brome

Didelphis aurita compared with Brachypodium distachyon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Stiff Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Brachypodium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Brachypodium distachyon

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stiff Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Stiff Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stiff Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.