Black-shouldered Opossum vs Crab Grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Digitaria siderograpta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Crab Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Digitaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Digitaria siderograpta

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Crab Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Crab Grass

Habitat

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.