Black-shouldered Opossum vs Panicle Hydrangea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hydrangea paniculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Panicle 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 paniculata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Panicle Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Panicle 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.

Panicle Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.