Black-shouldered Opossum vs Starry Pipewort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Eriocaulon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.