Black-shouldered Opossum vs large painted-lady

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gladiolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.