Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sea Knotgrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Polygonum maritimum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sea Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Polygonum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Polygonum maritimum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sea Knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sea Knotgrass
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.

Sea Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, India, and Portugal.

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.