Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sand leek

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Allium rotundum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand leek
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	Allium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Allium rotundum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sand leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand leek
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.

Sand leek

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.