Black-shouldered Opossum vs Nimblewill

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Nimblewill
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.

Nimblewill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.