Big-eared opossum vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Didelphis aurita compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Dicksonia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.