Black-shouldered Opossum vs milky draba

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Draba
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	milky draba
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.

milky draba

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.