Black-shouldered Opossum vs lemon thyme

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	lemon thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	lemon thyme
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 thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.