Black-shouldered Opossum vs low nutrush

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Scleria verticillata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while low nutrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	low nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Scleria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Scleria verticillata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

low nutrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	low nutrush
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.

low nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia