Black-shouldered Opossum vs square-stemmed willowherb

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Epilobium tetragonum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	square-stemmed willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Epilobium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Epilobium tetragonum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

square-stemmed willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	square-stemmed willowherb
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.

square-stemmed willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.