Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dense-flowered Fumitory

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fumaria densiflora

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dense-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fumaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fumaria densiflora

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dense-flowered Fumitory
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-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.