Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sparaxis

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sparaxis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.