One-striped opossum vs wire crabgrass

Monodelphis unistriata compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-striped opossum	wire 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	Monodelphis	Digitaria
Species	Monodelphis unistriata	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-striped opossum	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).