Big-eared opossum vs Tuberous Thistle

Didelphis aurita compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Didelphis	Cirsium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.