Black-shouldered Opossum vs broom weed

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sida ulmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	broom weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sida
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sida ulmifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

broom weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	broom weed
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.

broom weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Seychelles.

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.

broom weed

The Broom Weed (Sida ulmifolia) is a species in the genus Sida. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Seychelles.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia