Black-shouldered Opossum vs Trailing crabgrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Digitaria radicosa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Trailing crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Trailing crabgrass
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 radicosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Trailing crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Trailing crabgrass
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.

Trailing crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Singapore, Tonga, and United States.

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.