Black-shouldered Opossum vs greater broomrape

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Orobanche
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.