Black-shouldered Opossum vs Poisonbulb

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Crinum asiaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Poisonbulb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Crinum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Crinum asiaticum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Poisonbulb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Poisonbulb
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.

Poisonbulb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.