Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dragon-Arum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Arisaema dracontium

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dragon-Arum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dragon-Arum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Arisaema
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Arisaema dracontium

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dragon-Arum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dragon-Arum
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.

Dragon-Arum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.