Black-shouldered Opossum vs Spreading Grevillea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Grevillea humifusa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Spreading Grevillea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spreading Grevillea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Grevillea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Grevillea humifusa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Grevillea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spreading Grevillea
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.

Spreading Grevillea

Habitat

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

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.