Black-shouldered Opossum vs Murex

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Medicago
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.