Black-shouldered Opossum vs giant false spiraea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sorbaria kirilowii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	giant false 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	Sorbaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sorbaria kirilowii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

giant false spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	giant false 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.

giant false spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.