Black-shouldered Opossum vs Horsetail

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Didelphidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Equisetum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.