Black-shouldered Opossum vs elk thistle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cirsium foliosum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while elk thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	elk thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cirsium foliosum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

elk thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	elk thistle
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.

elk thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.