Chickenweed vs Derby s Woolly Opossum

Portulaca quadrifida compared with Caluromys derbianus

Key Differences

• Chickenweed is Not Evaluated while Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickenweed	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Portulacaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Portulaca	Caluromys
Species	Portulaca quadrifida	Caluromys derbianus

Conservation Status

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chickenweed	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.