Black-shouldered Opossum vs Farlow’s eyebright

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Euphrasia farlowii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Farlow’s eyebright is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Farlow’s eyebright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Euphrasia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Euphrasia farlowii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Farlow’s eyebright

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Farlow’s eyebright
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.

Farlow’s eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.