Black-shouldered Opossum vs Lion's ear

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Leonotis leonurus

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Lion's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lion's ear
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	Leonotis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Leonotis leonurus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lion's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lion's ear
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.

Lion's ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, 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.