Black-shouldered Opossum vs stinking hellebore

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Helleborus foetidus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while stinking hellebore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	stinking hellebore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Helleborus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Helleborus foetidus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

stinking hellebore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	stinking hellebore
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.

stinking hellebore

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

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.