Black-shouldered Opossum vs Nyl grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Nyl grass
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	Acroceras
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Nyl grass
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.

Nyl grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.

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.