Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dew-Thread

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Drosera filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Drosera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dew-Thread
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.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.