Black-shouldered Opossum vs Stemless Gentian

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gentiana
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stemless Gentian
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.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.