Black-shouldered Opossum vs Northern Dropseed

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Northern Dropseed
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.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.