Black-shouldered Opossum vs Manyatta grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Eleusine jaegeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Manyatta grass
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	Eleusine
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Eleusine jaegeri

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Manyatta grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Manyatta grass
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.

Manyatta grass

Habitat

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

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.