Black-shouldered Opossum vs Fibrous Goat's Beard

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tragopogon fibrosus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fibrous Goat's Beard
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	Tragopogon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Tragopogon fibrosus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fibrous Goat's Beard
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.

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

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.