Black-shouldered Opossum vs Florida Pellitory

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Parietaria floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Florida Pellitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Parietaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Parietaria floridana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Florida Pellitory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Florida Pellitory
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.

Florida Pellitory

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.