Ohren-Opossum vs Acker-Hornkraut

Didelphis aurita compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Ohren-Opossum is Least Concern while Acker-Hornkraut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ohren-Opossum	Acker-Hornkraut
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Cerastium
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Ohren-Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Acker-Hornkraut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ohren-Opossum	Acker-Hornkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ohren-Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Acker-Hornkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

Ohren-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.