Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dune Dandelion

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dune Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dune Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Taraxacum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Taraxacum dunense

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dune Dandelion
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.

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.