Black-shouldered Opossum vs ginger grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cymbopogon martini

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while ginger grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	ginger grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cymbopogon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cymbopogon martini

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

ginger grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	ginger 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.

ginger grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Madagascar.

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.