Black-shouldered Opossum vs shield clover

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Trifolium clypeatum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while shield clover is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	shield clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Trifolium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Trifolium clypeatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

shield clover

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	shield clover
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.

shield clover

Habitat

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

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.