Black-shouldered Opossum vs dense flat sedge

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cyperus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	dense flat sedge
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.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.