Big-eared opossum vs Sweet Trillium

Didelphis aurita compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Trillium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

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

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.