Black-shouldered Opossum vs gratiola

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gratiola
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.