Black-shouldered Opossum vs nodding coneflower

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Isopogon teretifolius

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while nodding coneflower is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	nodding coneflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Isopogon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Isopogon teretifolius

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

nodding coneflower

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	nodding coneflower
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.

nodding coneflower

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.