Black-shouldered Opossum vs False Leafy Spurge

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Euphorbia pseudoesula

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while False Leafy Spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Leafy Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Euphorbia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Euphorbia pseudoesula

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Leafy Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Leafy Spurge
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.

False Leafy Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.