Black-shouldered Opossum vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Potentilla drummondii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Drummond's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Potentilla
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Potentilla drummondii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Drummond's cinquefoil
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.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.