Black-shouldered Opossum vs Spanish-flag

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ipomoea lobata

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Spanish-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spanish-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ipomoea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ipomoea lobata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Spanish-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spanish-flag
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.

Spanish-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Tanzania.

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.