Black-shouldered Opossum vs hollowroot

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Corydalis cava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	hollowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Corydalis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Corydalis cava

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	hollowroot
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.

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). 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.