Black-shouldered Opossum vs Golden Dock

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rumex persicarioides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Golden Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Rumex
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rumex persicarioides

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Golden Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Golden Dock
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.

Golden Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.