Black-shouldered Opossum vs Rorippa

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rorippa anceps

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rorippa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Rorippa
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rorippa anceps

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Rorippa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rorippa
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.

Rorippa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Sweden, 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.