Black-shouldered Opossum vs Cusick camas

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Camassia cusickii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cusick camas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Camassia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Camassia cusickii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cusick camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cusick camas
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.

Cusick camas

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.