Black-shouldered Opossum vs Bleeding-Heart

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dicentra formosa

Key Differences

  • Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Bleeding-Heart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum Bleeding-Heart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Didelphidae Papaveraceae
Genus Caluromysiops Dicentra
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Dicentra formosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum Bleeding-Heart
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.

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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