Black-shouldered Opossum vs Meadow barley

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Meadow barley is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Meadow barley
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	Hordeum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hordeum brachyantherum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Meadow barley
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.

Meadow barley

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, 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.