Black-shouldered Opossum vs Spathulate Botrychium

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Botrychium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.