Black-shouldered Opossum vs corn sand spurrey

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	corn sand spurrey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Spergularia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	corn sand spurrey
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.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.