Black-shouldered Opossum vs Jonquil

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Narcissus jonquilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jonquil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Narcissus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Narcissus jonquilla

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Jonquil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jonquil
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.

Jonquil

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.