Big-eared opossum vs wild madder

Didelphis aurita compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Rubia
Species	Didelphis aurita	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.