Big-eared opossum vs Western wallflower

Didelphis aurita compared with Erysimum capitatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Western wallflower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Didelphidae Brassicaceae
Genus Didelphis Erysimum
Species Didelphis aurita Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Western wallflower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western wallflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico 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.

Western wallflower

No description available.

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