Black-shouldered Opossum vs Deer Horn

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Clarkia pulchella

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Deer Horn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Deer Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Clarkia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Clarkia pulchella

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Deer Horn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Deer Horn
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.

Deer Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.