Black-shouldered Opossum vs Spiked bur grass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tragus berteronianus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Spiked bur grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spiked bur grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Tragus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spiked bur grass
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.

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia