Black-shouldered Opossum vs Great Crestwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lophocolea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.