Black-shouldered Opossum vs small teasel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Dipsacus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	small teasel
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.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.