Black-shouldered Opossum vs midwestern arrowhead

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sagittaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	midwestern arrowhead
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.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and 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.