Black-shouldered Opossum vs French Grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Euphorbia heleniana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while French Grass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	French Grass
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 heleniana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

French Grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	French Grass
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.

French Grass

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.