Black-shouldered Opossum vs Eye Bright

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Didelphidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Heliotropium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.