Back'S Sedge vs Black-shouldered Opossum

Carex backii compared with Caluromysiops irrupta

Key Differences

• Back'S Sedge is Not Evaluated while Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Back'S Sedge	Black-shouldered Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyperaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Carex	Caluromysiops
Species	Carex backii	Caluromysiops irrupta

Conservation Status

Back'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Back'S Sedge	Black-shouldered Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Back'S Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Back'S Sedge

The Back'S Sedge (Carex backii) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.