Black-shouldered Opossum vs Redroot amaranth

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Amaranthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia