Black-shouldered Opossum vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hydrangea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
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.

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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.