Black-shouldered Opossum vs scratch grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.