Black-shouldered Opossum vs Larkspur

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Delphinium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Larkspur
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.

Larkspur

Habitat

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

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.