Black-shouldered Opossum vs Rough Bedstraw

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Galium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rough Bedstraw
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.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.