Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mintweed

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salvia reflexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mintweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salvia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salvia reflexa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mintweed
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.

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.