Black-shouldered Opossum vs Godetia

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Clarkia amoena

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Godetia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Clarkia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Clarkia amoena

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Godetia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Godetia
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.

Godetia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.