Black-shouldered Opossum vs Lemon Beebalm

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Monarda citriodora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lemon Beebalm
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	Monarda
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Monarda citriodora

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lemon Beebalm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lemon Beebalm
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.

Lemon Beebalm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.