Black-shouldered Opossum vs plicate sweet-grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Glyceria notata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while plicate sweet-grass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	plicate sweet-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	Glyceria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Glyceria notata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

plicate sweet-grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	plicate sweet-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.

plicate sweet-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia