Black-shouldered Opossum vs Foxtail copperleaf

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Foxtail copperleaf
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	Acalypha
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and 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.