Black-shouldered Opossum vs Lesser Whipwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bazzania
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.