Black-shouldered Opossum vs Burvine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Verbena urticifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Burvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Verbena
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Verbena urticifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Burvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Burvine
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.

Burvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Burvine

The Burvine (Verbena urticifolia) is a species in the genus Verbena. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.