Black-shouldered Opossum vs Button Dodder

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cuscuta
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Button Dodder
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.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.