Big-eared opossum vs Thistle Rust

Didelphis aurita compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Puccinia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.