Black-shouldered Opossum vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Nymphoides
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

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.