One-striped opossum vs Redroot amaranth

Monodelphis unistriata compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-striped 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	Monodelphis	Amaranthus
Species	Monodelphis unistriata	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-striped opossum	Redroot amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).