Black-shouldered Opossum vs boxthorn

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lycium europaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lycium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lycium europaeum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	boxthorn
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.

boxthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

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.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.