Black-shouldered Opossum vs Long Mannagrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Glyceria melicaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long Mannagrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Glyceria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Glyceria melicaria

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Long Mannagrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long Mannagrass
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.

Long Mannagrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.