Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hooked Dock

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Rumex
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Dock
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.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.