Black-shouldered Opossum vs marsh arrowgrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Triglochin palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	marsh arrowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Juncaginaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Triglochin
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Triglochin palustris

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh arrowgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	marsh arrowgrass
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.

marsh arrowgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.