Black-shouldered Opossum vs Smearwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aristolochia rotunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Smearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Didelphidae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aristolochia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aristolochia rotunda

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Smearwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Smearwort
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.

Smearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.