Black-shouldered Opossum vs hoary basil

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ocimum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.