Black-shouldered Opossum vs Red monkswort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Nonea vesicaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red monkswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Didelphidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Nonea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Nonea vesicaria

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red monkswort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red monkswort
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.

Red monkswort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Portugal, and 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.