Big-eared opossum vs Yellow Dodder

Didelphis aurita compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Big-eared opossum is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared opossum	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Didelphis	Cuscuta
Species	Didelphis aurita	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared opossum	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.