Black-shouldered Opossum vs spring groundsel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	spring groundsel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Senecio
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	spring groundsel
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.

spring groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (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.