Black-shouldered Opossum vs crested arrowhead

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sagittaria cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sagittaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.