Black-shouldered Opossum vs Cornflag

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gladiolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.