Black-shouldered Opossum vs large skullcap

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Scutellaria columnae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	large skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Scutellaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Scutellaria columnae

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

large skullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	large skullcap
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 skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.