Black-shouldered Opossum vs Neglected Sunflower

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Helianthus neglectus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Neglected Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neglected Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Helianthus neglectus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neglected Sunflower
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.

Neglected Sunflower

Habitat

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

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.