Black-shouldered Opossum vs Oriental asperula

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Asperula
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.