Black-shouldered Opossum vs pliant lettuce

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lactuca
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.