Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mottled Trillium

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Trillium maculatum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mottled Trillium is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mottled Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Trillium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Trillium maculatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Trillium

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mottled Trillium
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.

Mottled Trillium

Habitat

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

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.