Black-shouldered Opossum vs garland spiraea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Spiraea arguta

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while garland spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	garland spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Spiraea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Spiraea arguta

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

garland spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	garland spiraea
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.

garland spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.