Beach-Heath vs Black-shouldered Opossum

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Caluromysiops irrupta

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Black-shouldered Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cistaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Caluromysiops
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Caluromysiops irrupta

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Black-shouldered Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.